fallout shelter

Example Sentences

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Intimations of imminent war were routinely made, with one host asking viewers to secure a "fallout shelter."

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

The building was once a fallout shelter and might be one of the few buildings that will survive.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

The Diefenbunker still has most of the form and features of the nuclear fallout shelter it once was for Canadian government and military V.I.P.s.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

As a child in New York City in the 1960s, Victor Narro remembers feeling comforted whenever he saw a sign indicating a fallout shelter — three yellow triangles in a black circle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2022

“Guess what, Grace? Your uncle Charley is going to take me down to the fallout shelter for my extra-credit report.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein